PORTFOLIO MARIA - SILENA PATSALIDOU ARCHITECT Bartlett School of Architecture UCL
CURRICULUM VITAE
Maria-Silena Patsalidou Date of Birth - 15/11/1987 Address - 1 Artesian Road W2 5DL London e-mail - silena.pats@gmail.com
Education • Participation in Athens Future Bench Competition
2012-2013: University College London | The Bartlett School of Architecture Postgraduate degree in Architecture [Merit] 2006-2012: National Technical University of Athens | School of Architecture Diploma in Architecture and Engineering [ master equivalent _ Part II equivalent] Degree Mark :8.4/10 •
1st place at the entrance exams 2006 for Greeks from abroad
2005-2006: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Faculty of Biology 1st place at the entrance exams 2005 for Greeks from abroad • 2002 –2005: Kykkos b Lyceum • Graduated with the fifth highest score of the class - 19.7/13 | 20 2010-2013: •
Competitions, workshops, exhibitions
Ice Installation at the Museum of Modern Arts in Quebec
Bartlett school of architecture in collaboration with the University of Waterloo [ published at radio - canada.ca ] • Participation at the Bartlett B-Pro exhibition 2013 • Participation in a workshop of the NTUA in collaboration with LAPA [ EPFL Lausanne] .- Our project was published at the Greek weekly paper KATHIMERINI as one of the most innovative approaches concerning the regeneration of the center of Athens. [ issue 430 , 28/9.2011] • Participation in Evolo Skyscraper Competition 2011 – participation no.0596 [ published at greekarchitects.gr and archisearch.gr *
• Participation in landmARCH exhibition, part of the SESAM2012 conference. Exhibited photos of visited architectural landmarks. [exhibition opening 19/02/2012]
Professional Background 2009-2011: •
Freelance Architect
architectural and interior design [ dance school in Arta, Greece]
Practiced Computer Skills CAD – Autocad 2D & 3D , Rhinoceros , Software: Rendering - Vray for Rhino, Vray for 3DS Max Associative Modelling - Grasshopper for Rhinoceros Other: Adobe InDesign ,After Effects, Illustrator , Photoshop , Word , Power Point
Languages Greek [native] , English [fluent] , French [good] Interests and Extracurricular Activities Studied art for six years [2000-2006] at the atelier of Art: artist Lia Voyiatzi and won prizes in various art competitions in Cyprus Sports: Played tennis at professional level [ 1998 – 2005 ]
CONTENTS
Digital Scaffolding
Evolo Skyscraper
Diploma Thesis | The Bartlett
Competition 2011
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Diploma Thesis and Competitions
Front Page : Physical Model, Diploma Thesis, Bartlett UCL 2013
Hydro_Culture Diploma Thesis | NTUA
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Crystal cloud Installation at the museum of Modern Arts in Quebec The Bartlett p. 13-14
Exhibition_completed project
Vertical Topography
Urban Landsc[r]ape
Architectural design studio 9
Architectural design studio 7-8
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Architectural Studio Projects
Honeycomb.Parametric Special topics on building technologies p.19
DIGITAL SCAFFOLDING Inhabiting the Waterfall
Taking the extreme environmental conditions to their extreme this proposal is situated underneath a Canadian Waterfall, the Montmorency Falls and is an ice museum in the winter and a vertical garden in the summer. Aiming to the integration of the building into the landscape and the incorporation of digital techniques in the design process the exchange of data sets is programmed. Foam is used as a generative tool in order to collect physical data . The data is then transformed into digital data trough scanning processes and regenerated as physical data again through digital fabrication. The use of smart materials [hydro absorbent polymers] that absorb and keep water and also store seeds assists in the transformation of the museum to a garden
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Diploma Thesis | Bartlett School of Architecture Course : GAD - B - Pro Collaborator | Dimitra Poulokefalou Tutors : Marjan Colletti, Guan Lee, Pavlos Ferraios
MATERIAL EXPERIMENTATION_Collection of physical data Creation of natural patterns by burning foam with various substances
polystyrene foam with aceton from solid to porous patterns
[ tracing space ]
high density foam with aceton
different material resolutions// variety of spaces
high density foam.
Foam, used here as a generative modelling tool produces a variety of spatial qualities. Through the decomposition of the material emerges a variety of material resolutions and distributions
0% fibrosity
total decomposition // creation of cavities
50% fibrosity
polysterene foam.
80% fibrosity cavities
gradual decomposition // sculpted territories high density material// fibrous formations
total decomposition_ creation of cavities
gradual decomposition_sculpted territories
cavities
Foam territories // mapping the spatial qualities that emerge from the physical experiment
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ONE MATERIAL_ VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS
KINECT_data transformation -Scanning the models [
physical data_ foam
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semi physical data_ [ milled foam
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semi physical data_3d print
KINECT and 3D scanning devices were used in order to collect the data from the physical models and transfer them to digital space so they could function as the basic design elements. Through the digital data new forms were design based on the deformations of the material. This design was then milled, burned and scanned again cocnluding to the final model and set of data, the 3D printed model. FINAL SCAN_INITIAL DESIGN
scanned point cloud 3
meshing the point cloud
controlled physical model
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physical model_foam
3D printed model view from the terrace
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MUSEE DE GLACE _ THE DESIGN [winter] THE AREA_The Montmorency Falls
THE BUILDING
A touristic attraction in Quebec Canada. THE PARTS
The pipe system distributes the water to the hydropods.
The structural concrete elements ancor the building to the mountain.
THE PLAN
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The patterned elements serve for the accumulation of the ice.
The linear elements define the icy outlines of the building.
The building acts as a scaffold that collects directs the ice in the winter and as a garden in the summer.
water distribution diagram The linear parts of the building collect the water through their holes and pass it to the pipes that transfer it to the hydroabsorbent polymers
THE GARDEN [summer] the waterfall
5] the hanging garden
pipe system
a. the hydro-absorbent polymers
pipes inside the geometry b. the expandable hydro-pod
cluster formation component
c.digital design of the hydro-pods
expandable polymers
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HYBRIS_NEMESI S_KATHARSIS HYBRIS NEMEUrban Rehabilitation Skyscraper in Athens
Participation in
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Evolo Skyscraper Competition
Publications | greekarchitects.gr , archisearch.gr
‘’Hubris Nemesis Katharsis‘’ is a multi – storey rehabilitation space situated in Omonoia square Athens which aims to the urban regeneration of one of the most socially segregated areas in the centre of the city. The proposed solution is a skyscraper that targets to the social reactivation of drug addicts, prostitutes and immigrants resulting at the same time and to the gentrification of the surrounding area. The three volumes of the building are consistent to a three phase rehabilitation procedure linked to the structure of the ancient Greek tragedy. Therefore, Hubris, Nemesis and Catharsis become the inspiration and at the same time the main entities of the proposal.
concept
plan of the proposal_Omonoia Square Athens 7
functional diagram
SECTION
BUILDING COMPONENTS COLUMNS_fiber structure
SWARM INTELLIGENCE_ an algorith calculates the forces and produces the fibrous structural parts needed to suport the columns and the building
PERFORATED SKIN_ filtering the light
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HYDRO_CULTURE
Diploma Thesis National Technical University of Athens Collaborator | Angeliki Labada
Shedding light to the athenian gallerias During the period of both financial and cultural crisis in Greece this proposalmsituated in the centre of Athens, is a centre of learning agriculture that aims to educate people on alternavite cultivation methods [hydroponics] that can be applied within the urban environment in order promote local products,financial autonomy and to make people more sensitive towards contemporary eating habits. It consists of spaces which exhibit the hydroponic systems, teaching classes on how to use them and a store on the ground floor that sells seeds from local superfood products. A series of columns collect the rain water and circulate it through the building in order to keep it cold in the summer and warm in the winter and to promote a sustainable prototype within the urban environment. The same water is distributed to the hydroponic system for the growth of the plants.
BUILDING DIAGRAM_
FIBER OPTICS
Water circulation Hydroponics system Galleria Fiber Optics
HYDROPONICS
rain water
spiroulina
rain water
stevia
The products_local superfoods
HYDROPONICS
rain water circulation in the columns view/screen from the street
the galleria
water circulation pipes
geothermal heating of the water 9
entrance
light A structure consisting of fiber optics transfers the light from the upper parts of the block to the lowe parts is proposed
THE COMPONENTS
view of the entrance of the galleria with the fiber optics
section
STRUCTURAL DETAILS
laminated steel sheet
steel-i beam HEB 550x 300mm
steel-i beam HEB 300x 300mm
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total supporting structure for the laminated steel sheet steel-u beam UPN 250x 150mm steel-i beam HEB 650x 300mm steel-i beam HEB 100x 100mm
supportive structure for the front panel 150x150mm steel-i beam HEB 550x 300mm
steel-i beam HEB 650x 300mm
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11 roof plan_water distribution
main entrance/ view
second floor plan
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back entrance/ view
ARCHIGLACE INSTALLATION Museum of Modern Arts Quebec Completed Project
Ice installation | Bartlett School of Architecture Course : GAD - B - Pro Collaborators | Cindy Charisa, Dimitra Poulokefalou Rukmani Thangam, Published at CBC Canada
This Installation was done in collaboration with the University of Waterloo and was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Arts in Quebec , Canada. This installation came as the final project during semester of intense studies and material experimentation with crystal growth and assisted growth. The aim was to explore a process based- design investigation with an icy flesh but bearing at its core a series of inclusions. It looks to bring forth the ability of ice to act as a structural element while leaving room for flexibility. Designing with nature_using component aggregation to direct ice formations. The design is a miscellany of components that form a coherent structure as the sprayed water on it freezes and glues them together.
work on site
The components:
Designing with nature_using component aggregation to direct ice formations.
Bending and clustering the components in order to achieve structural The components: efficiency
-basic/structural components a set of basic components is used to form the basic core of the installation and to give structural efficiency
-basic/structural components _basic structural components a set of basic components is used to form the basic core of the installation and to give structural efficiency
-secondary system of components/ the ice collectors
_secondary system of components /the ice collectors a secondary set of components is used as a design tool, in order to direct the formation of the icicles and the accumulation of snow -secondary system of components/ the ice collectors
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The more fibrous components create linear icicles that are also subject to Canada’s environ-
a secondary of components is used a design order to direct the formation the icicles and the ment. set Since the components areasmade fromtool, lightin materials - transparent film of - environmental accumulation of snow conditions such as wind and gravity create a dynamic system consisting of the fibers, the wind
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and the icicles that are never formed in the same way. The less fibrous components create more robust ice forms that tend to stay attached to the
Thegeometry. more fibrous components create linear icicles that are also subject to Canada’s environ- ] [ input ment. Since the components are made from light materials - transparent film - environmental conditions such as wind and gravity create a dynamic system consisting of the fibers, the wind and the icicles that are never formed in the same way. The less fibrous components create more robust ice forms that tend to stay attached to the input geometry.
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detail
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VERTICAL TOPOGRAPHY Urban Strategies for the Regeneration of the Historical Center of Athens
Architectural design studio 9 Urban Design_National Technical University of Athens
Collaborator | Angeliki Labada Published | ‘Kathimerini’ newspaper
Urban Rehabilitation Skyscraper in Athens
The selected area for this project is Metaxourgeio. A traditional though problematic area that hosts many emerging alternative movements. We choose to reinforce these tendencies by re-designing the dwelling units of the area and reprogramming its functions in order to attract young and creative people. The aim, is to reconnect the sagrigated are with the athenian urban fabric. The selected sites are located on the Archeological route of Athens and were produced by merging eight typical athenian blocks in to two new ones. A new vertical topography is proposed that begins by forming the dwelling units system and escalates untill it reaches the cultural tower, the new landmark of the wider area.
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metaxourgeio +55 + 27
diagram : relation of the building to the acropolis
acropolis + 165
acropolis + 165
design evolution
physical model
basic geometry
urban hills
contouring
“bubbling’
bubbles of life section
plan_housing units
The ellipsoid geometries that are subtracted from the building are creating voids that function as semi - public spaces. The shape of them is symbolically linked to the bubble, as this represents the contemporary way of living in closed spaces that alienate us from each other. sketch
the tower
the housing units
view to the acropolis
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URBAN LANDSC [R] APE
Architectural design studio 7-8 Public service multiple functions building_National Technical University of Athens Collaborators | Angeliki Labada, Eva Magnisali
urban folding
Center of trade and new artists in Gazi area, Athens
Situated in one of the most popular areas of Athens, this building is an open market, museum and production space that aims to the attraction of the public mostly during the early hours of the day. Its general morphology is perceived as the continuity of urban space which is achieved through the folding of the ground. This project was elaborated starting from design and concept and ending to materiality and construction and structural details details
folding The building folds and transforms itself into an urban continuity of the public space and the public space unfolds and penetrates into the building, leading by this way the visitors from the exterior to the interior space of the building. The functions are distributed in a way that creates a social platform by blending the exterior with the interior.
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basement
ground floor
first floor
second floor
east view of the building_the dressing rooms and the public space
DRESSING ROOMS
A semi - transparent dressing room transforms itself into a shadow theatre that the visitors can observe while sitting in the exterior space. A typical procedure turns to a happening of social interaction. The polycarbonate structure of the dressing rooms allows the controlled penetration of light and by this way the creation of shadows behind the closed doors.
STRUCTURAL DETAILS steel-i beam HEB 200 x 200 mm
steel-i beam HEB 200 x 200 mm for additional support
steel haunch 200 x 200 mm
bolts steel-u beam UPN 200 x 200 mm
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HONEYCOMB PARAMETRIC
Special topics on building technologies National Technical University of Athens
Collaborators | Angelika Labada, Marianna Stavridou, Artemis Karaiskou Script downloaded from the blog Digital [Sub]stance
Multifunctional digitally designed and fabricated structure GEOMETRY created in grasshopper
This project is an introduction to parametric design and digital fabrication through the use of Grasshopper. Our intention was to produce a form that would be easily transformed and adapt through its morphology to a variety of functions. The Hexagon was chosen due to its static efficiency and geometrical flexibility, in order to produce semi-transparency and controlled porosity. 1. Creation of surfaces
2. Offset- Creation of internal hexagons
3.Creating width
4. Loft of each side’s hexagons
To the lefi : Digital Transformations To the right : 3d printed final model
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